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I'm curious about the EPL. I know it's a pretty broad range so go crazy. Tell me about teams and how they got their names and where they play and what the fan bases are like. Tell me about the players. Who is famous and good and why? Tell me about the weird cups they play for. Tell me about how the system works for players going from school into pro football. Tell me about the lower leagues and how teams can move from one to another in different seasons. In general, I know a little, but I want to know more.
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So all the songs are to the tune of Sloop John B? Could Arsenal or Man U, theoretically, get demoted?
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Aug 15, 2017 21:13
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I like this moving back and forth between leagues business. I forgot to put in the OP: what about the cups. Are there multiple championships? Do the EPL teams play teams like Barcelona and stuff?
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Aug 16, 2017 19:47
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So if you win the Champions league cup you are the world champs, pretty much? That's the big prize?
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Aug 17, 2017 15:05
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Corrode posted:No, because the Champion's League is regional. There's one in Europe, one in Asia, in South America etc. (I think maybe called different things in some places.) The European one is the most famous and respected though because the biggest clubs play in it and it has the longest history. Aren't all the other areas essentially the minor leagues for Europe? Like USA Basketball to the rest of the world. Not even the remotest competition. Well, I guess in a game with almost no scoring things are a bit more equal.
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Aug 18, 2017 14:37
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Dr. Platypus posted:Not really, there are excellent teams in Germany, Italy, France has one, etc Those are all in Europe. Or do they have their own leagues, too?
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Aug 18, 2017 16:57
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Dr. Platypus posted:Every country in Europe has their own leagues So those function as minor leagues for EPL then?
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Aug 18, 2017 21:14
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I thought EPL drew from all over the world. So the players are almost all English?
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Aug 19, 2017 07:13
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Corrode posted:No, most of the players are foreign. So then they do use the other leagues as minor leagues. In the US, in Baseball, there is the Major League and then there are minor leagues. Back in the day, nearly every city in America had at least one minor league team. This filter talent up and the cream reached the majors. I thought this is how it worked in EPL with leagues in Great Britain and they also cherry picked from the rest of the world.
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Aug 19, 2017 19:28
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You're probably right. I'm just fascinated by it and am curious. Still hoping to hear interesting histories about teams and players and things.
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Aug 19, 2017 20:53
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I'd like to hear about Huddersfield & Burnley
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Aug 21, 2017 21:09
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